Miraculous Escape: Factory Worker Survives Explosion, Fire, and Chocolate Vat Fall.

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Miraculous Escape: Factory Worker Survives Explosion, Fire, and Chocolate Vat Fall.
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Patricia Borges, a survivor of the Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion that killed seven co-workers, fell into a vat of liquid chocolate that extinguished her burning arm but broke her collarbone and both heels. Borges waited for nine hours, screaming for help and waiting for rescue as firefighters battled the inferno. She and others had complained about a gas odor about 30 minutes before the factory blew up. Borges is seeking accountability and justice for her co-workers.

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